Willits man faces Nebraska drug charges after traffic stop

A traffic stop has a Willits man behind bars in a Nebraska jail facing marijuana and other drug-related charges.

A Nebraska state trooper pulled over a pickup truck driven by Shane Barrett, 41, of Willits, for allegedly following too closely on Interstate 80 near Lincoln, Nebraska, at 2:30 a.m. February 15.

A check of Barrett's driver's license turned up an outstanding Sonoma County warrant for drug possession. Nebraska troopers took Barrett into custody on the out-of-state warrant.

Troopers then found an unmarked bottle of hydrocodone pills in the cab of the pickup, as well as 40 packages of marijuana, weighing a total of 88 pounds, stuffed into two toolboxes in the pickup truck bed.

Barrett was then arrested on Nebraska drug possession charges in addition to the Sonoma County warrant. He was taken to Lancaster County Jail to await arraignment.